There was a coughing sound coming from the side. The sound was not loud, but it seemed a bit urgent. Lu Xueqi and the others looked towards the place where the sound came from, and saw Tian Buyi sitting on the stone steps with a look of pain on his face. He kept coughing.
Lu Xueqi frowned slightly, with a trace of worry in her eyes. Based on Tian Buyi's previous behavior, he had already reached the point where he was immune to all diseases, not to mention this small cough. It was obvious that Tian Buyi had most of the diseases in his body at this moment. What trauma.
Lu Xueqi was silent, but Xiao Huan, who was standing aside, quietly walked forward.
Tian Buyi was slightly surprised. He raised his head and looked at Xiaohuan. Xiaohuan smiled and said, "Senior... thank you for saving me, my grandfather, and the Taoist priest a few days ago."
A smile appeared on Tian Buyi's face, and he said faintly in his tiredness: "It's just a small matter, it's nothing important, it's just that this place is ominous, and it's not a place where you've been waiting to stay for a long time. If you don't have anything else to do, just leave quickly."
Zhou Yixian nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes, yes, he is absolutely right, Xiaohuan, let's leave quickly!"
Xiaohuan rolled her eyes at her grandfather and said to Tian Buyi: "Senior, are you okay? Do you need my help?"
Tian Buyi shook his head and said: "I'm fine, you two just go away, otherwise if that person comes back, I'm afraid you two won't have such good luck to escape."
After he finished speaking, a hint of black suddenly appeared on his fat face, and the look of pain appeared on his face again. He couldn't help but cough again, and his voice seemed a little hoarse than before.
The lich stood alone, staring at Tian Buyi, watching Tian Buyi's every move. On his face covered by black cloth, only a pair of eyes showed a thoughtful look.
Xiaohuan couldn't help but urged Yiyi Xian behind him. At the same time, it seemed that he couldn't help much, so he bowed his head to Tian Buyi and said goodbye, then followed Yiyi Xian and Wild Dog Taoist and walked out.
But after walking a few steps, she couldn't help but glance at the Lich standing aside, as if she had discovered something. She was startled for a moment, and said to Zhou Yixian: "Grandpa, look at what that man is wearing. He is exactly the same as my...that master."
Zhou Xian didn't react for a while, and said in shock: "What master... uh!" After a pause, Zhou Xian narrowed his eyes, looked at the lich, pondered for a moment, and said: "There are too many weirdos and monsters in this world. , it’s hard to guarantee that there will be a few people who are similar to you...that pretending master, ignore him, let’s just leave quickly!”
Xiao Huan responded and followed, but couldn't help but look back at the lich, and saw that the lich didn't seem to notice the three people on Yi Xian's side at all, and just stood there silently, Looking at Tian Buyi.
Soon, Zhou Yixian, Xiaohuan and Wild Dog Taoist also left this abandoned village. The place that originally seemed desolate suddenly became more deserted, and Tian Buyi and Lu Xueqi's attention soon They all looked at the mysterious man in black.
Tian Buyi said calmly: "Is it possible that something happened to you?"
The Lich was silent for a while, his eyes moved from Tian Buyi to Lu Xueqi, and finally looked at Tian Buyi. After a while, he seemed to hesitate to speak, and finally did not say a word, and floated backward, quietly Soundlessly blending into the darkness of this late night.
The night wind was cold and blowing from afar. The entire abandoned village was completely silent for a while. Even the common insects in the wilderness could not be heard. It was completely silent.
Lu Xueqi felt uneasy for some reason.
Tian Buyi looked up at the sky for a long time, seeming to be thinking about something.
Lu Xueqi didn't know why he was suddenly distracted, so she didn't dare to disturb him for a while, but after a while, she didn't see any movement from Tian Buyi, and she was worried about whether Tian Buyi was injured. When she was about to ask, Tian Buyi suddenly lowered his voice. He nodded his head, followed by a cough that was much more violent than before.
Lu Xueqi was startled and didn't know what to do, so she had to ask: "Uncle Tian, are you okay?"
Tian Buyi coughed for a while and then slowly stopped. It seemed that he had regained his breath. He slowly shook his hand to indicate that he was fine.
Lu Xueqi still couldn't help but said: "Uncle Tian, this is not far from our Qingyun Mountain. I think we should go back to Qingyun first, and after meeting with the teachers, we can make long-term plans!"
After hearing Lu Xueqi's words, Tian Buyi frowned, as if he suddenly remembered something. He turned to look at Lu Xueqi and said, "How are you doing on Dazhu Peak, as well as your Senior Uncle Suru during my absence?"
Lu Xueqi nodded and said: "They are all fine, but no one knows where you are, Uncle Tian, so they are all anxious."
Tian Buyi smiled slightly, as if a big stone had been relieved from his heart, but there was a hint of bitterness in that smile.
Lu Xueqi saw Tian Buyi's expression in her eyes, hesitated for a moment, and said tentatively: "Uncle Tian, they just said that you were fighting with a demon, who was that demon?"
Tian Buyi glanced at Lu Xueqi, frowned, and said nothing.
Lu Xueqi met his gaze and suddenly discovered that in addition to being haggard, Master Tian's face also seemed to have a hint of blackness that should not appear on him, looming.
Could it be that the strange magic that imprisoned him damaged the energy in his body? Lu Xueqi was secretly worried, but there was another more important thing in front of her that she couldn't help but face.
She hesitated for a moment, and finally asked Tian Buyi in a low but clear voice: "That person...is he the master of Daoxuan?"
Tian Buyi's body trembled, his eyes suddenly shot out with a frightening light, and he said in a cold voice: "What did you say?"
Lu Xueqi hurriedly said: "Before I came down the mountain, I had to gain the trust of my mentor and told her about the past incident between her, Uncle Tian and Uncle Su in the ancestor's ancestral hall."
Tian Buyi was startled for a moment, with a look of astonishment on his face, but then he finally calmed down. After a while, he sighed and said, "I didn't expect Shuiyue to actually tell you."
Lu Xueqi said: "My teacher, it's because you, Master Daoxuan, and Master Tian disappeared at the same time. The Qingyun sect was in chaos, and she was very worried that Master Daoxuan was trapped by inner demons, but Senior Brother Xiao Yicai, the elder, clearly didn't." She is not aware of this matter, so she cannot make a last-minute decision. She will keep an eye on the situation on Qingyun Mountain and instruct her disciples to go down the mountain to look for you two."
Tian Buyi was silent for a moment and said: "If you find the real master at the foot of the mountain, and if he turns out to be what your master fears, has Shuiyue told you what you should do?"
Lu Xueqi's face turned slightly pale, as if this secret was also a huge burden for her. Under Tian Buyi's gaze, she took a deep breath and said decisively: "Before I went down the mountain, I went to Tongtian with my teacher. In the Ancestral Hall of the Feng Patriarch, before the memorial tablets of the ancestors of the Qingyun Sect, they made a solemn oath: If the true thing cannot be done, for the sake of the reputation of the Qingyun Sect for thousands of years, the disciples must fight to the death, show no mercy, and never reveal the slightest trace of this matter for the rest of their lives. millimeter.”
Tian Buyi looked deeply at Lu Xueqi, and finally nodded slowly, but let out a long sigh: "Although I don't like Shuiyue as a person, I have to say that she really taught a good disciple."
Lu Xueqi had no expression on her face, lowered her head, and said, "Uncle Tian, you are exaggerating."
Tian Buyi said calmly: "There are no less than a thousand disciples of the second generation of Qingyun Sect. Looking around, there are only a few who can take on such an important task. Alas..." He was silent for a while and continued: "You guessed right just now. The person I had a duel with here a few days ago was none other than your master, Master Bo Daoxuan."
Although Lu Xueqi had already vaguely guessed it, she still couldn't help being shocked when she heard what Tian Buyi said with her own ears. After a while, she whispered: "Then... the body of the old man, Uncle Corpse Master …”
Tian Buyi snorted, shook his head, and sighed: "He is so deep in the mud that it is difficult to extricate himself."
Lu Xueqi was speechless.
Tian Buyi paused for a moment, then continued: "It's a long story with twists and turns, but since you already know the whole story, I have nothing to hide from you. That day, I first discovered that Senior Brother Daoxuan was indeed a little obsessed. We just went to Tongtian Peak, and at the ancestral hall of the ancestors, we found out that he was really... Later, in the ancestral hall of the ancestors, we started fighting, but although he was possessed by the devil, his Taoism did not weaken much. In the end, there was a fight When I got down, I was still restrained by him."
Lu Xueqi listened on the sidelines, but she was secretly surprised. She knew about the Taoist practices of Tian Buyi and Dao Xuan, and had seen them with her own eyes. The two top figures of the Qingyun Sect fought in the back mountain of Tongtian Peak. One can imagine the fierce battle situation. Although Tian Buyi seemed to be understating it at the moment, the scene at that time was not difficult to imagine.
Tian Buyi showed a wry smile on his face and said: "I went there that day and I was well prepared. It would be the best if I could wake up Senior Brother Daoxuan. But if it really doesn't work, I can only try my best. At that time in the ancestral hall, I When I overheard this secret with your master, Shuiyue, I heard Senior Brother Wan say that the human guild after being possessed by demons has greatly declined due to the demon power entering the body and the essence being damaged. Of course I know the Taoist behavior of Senior Brother Daoxuan. He is more profound than me. What I thought about that day was just to fight for the death of both of them in case of emergency. After all, this matter must not be spread to outsiders."
Lu Xueqi felt awe in her heart and said sincerely: "Uncle Tian's heart can be proved by the sun and the moon. The ancestors of all generations will definitely bless you."
Tian Buyi shook his head and said: "Unexpectedly, after I started fighting with Senior Brother Daoxuan, I found that although he was possessed by the devil, his Taoism was still as profound as before. After several fierce battles, I was still defeated and captured. But For some reason, he did not intend to kill me, but instead took me secretly down the mountain to this ghostly abandoned village and imprisoned me here."
Lu Xueqi was reminded by his words and asked hurriedly: "Uncle Tian, are you injured? I think you look very bad."
Tian Buyi was startled for a moment, as if he didn't understand the meaning of Lu Xueqi's words, but he understood it immediately and mocked himself slightly: "Whoever was stuffed into that coffin and locked up for so many days will naturally not look good. Already."
Lu Xueqi frowned, feeling a little uneasy in her heart, but she couldn't tell what was wrong, so she could only remain silent.
Tian Buyi glanced at her and said: "You know about this, what are your plans now?"
Lu Xueqi frowned and said, "Excuse me, Uncle Tian, where is...Uncle Daoxuan, where is he now?"
Tian Buyi shook his head and said: "After he became a demon, his behavior was completely unpredictable. He would often leave us alone and only come back after leaving for a few days. Calculating that he just left this Yizhuang yesterday, I'm afraid he will still be here It will take a few more days for him to come back, but I can’t say for sure, but occasionally he will come back the next day.”
Lu Xueqi hesitated for a moment and said: "Uncle Tian, why don't we go back to the mountain first? Although this matter is not suitable for publicity, as long as I find my mentor and Uncle Suru, you two and three teachers will discuss it together, and I think it will be certain There is a better way."
Tian Buyi was silent for a moment, but finally shook his head and said: "That's not right. Firstly, Senior Brother Daoxuan is now deeply possessed and his mind has changed drastically. No one can predict what he will do. Secondly, what if we have this chance?" Mountain, but his whereabouts have been lost since then, so what should I do?"
He paused and said: "Well, why don't you go back to the mountain first, tell Shuiyue and your Senior Uncle Suru what happened, and ask them to come quickly."
Lu Xueqi hesitated for a moment and said, "What if Uncle Daoxuan comes back tonight?"
Tian Buyi smiled faintly and did not speak immediately, but slowly stood up.
He is short and fat, and his appearance is not outstanding, but for some reason, he just stands so casually, but he has a power of his own, and he is awe-inspiring in the wind, which makes people respect him.
"You have been cultivating all your life, why are you here?" Tian Buyi said in a low voice: "How can a man's body be timid in the face of battle?"
Lu Xueqi also quietly stood up behind him. In her eyes, Tian Buyi seemed to have nothing worthy of her attention except that he was once that person's mentor. But at this moment, she I really admire this senior uncle from the bottom of my heart.
She gritted her teeth and said in a loud voice: "Uncle Tian, you have just escaped from trouble and still need to sit down and rest. I will protect you tonight. Early tomorrow morning, I will go back to Qingyun and inform my mentor and Uncle Suru that they are coming down the mountain." If only by chance, Uncle Daoxuan will come back tonight..."
Tian Buyi was slightly surprised. Hearing this, he glanced at Lu Xueqi and said, "How?"
Lu Xueqi smiled slightly, her face even more beautiful in the faint night wind, and said: "Among the Qingyun disciples, you are not the only one who can regard death as a death!"
Tian Buyi looked at Lu Xueqi for a long time, clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Well said, well said, a good sentence to treat death like home."
Lu Xueqi smiled faintly and said: "Uncle Tian, please sit down and adjust your breathing quickly!"
Tian Buyi didn't say much, just nodded, sat down on the moss-covered stone steps again, and closed his eyes. Lu Xueqi looked around and saw that the night was cold and windy, not to mention the presence of people. Even ghosts seem to be hard to find.
The night is dark, who knows what kind of day tomorrow will be
She didn't want to think too much, so she sat down next to Tian Buyi and closed her eyes.
I don't know how long she sat like this, but Lu Xueqi's mood gradually became clearer. Although she didn't open her eyes, the breath in her body was flowing, and she seemed to be able to feel the plants and trees far and near outside her, as if she were witnessing them with her own eyes.
She felt quite comforted. These days, she was often in trouble and suffered from lovesickness, but her practice seemed to have made further progress and was not wasted. However, she soon discovered that although her spiritual sense was as good as new, , but for some reason, Tian Buyi, who has been sitting next to him, seems to have no effect on him. He can't even detect his supposed heartbeat.
Lu Xueqi immediately felt respect for Tian Buyi. It seemed that all of these senior Qingyun elders really had amazing virtues.
She was thinking about it in her mind, and suddenly she heard Tian Buyi's voice, saying: "Martial nephew Lu..."
Lu Xueqi opened her eyes and said, "Uncle Tian, just call me Xueqi."
Tian Buyi looked at her, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, which seemed to mean something profound. He nodded slowly and said, "Xue Qi."
Lu Xueqi smiled and said: "Yes, Uncle Tian, what's the matter?"
Tian Buyi looked away from her and did not say anything immediately. Lu Xueqi felt a little strange in her heart. She saw that Tian Buyi's eyes seemed to be drifting a little, looking at an unknown place. After a while, he suddenly said: "You used to We are acquaintances with my incompetent seventh disciple."
Lu Xueqi was startled. For a moment, even though she had always been calm, she felt at a loss. Even under her fair cheeks, two faint pink patches appeared inexplicably.
Holding back her faster heartbeat, Lu Xueqi managed to calm down, but her expression was still a bit awkward and shy, and she whispered: "Yes, Uncle Tian, you, why did you suddenly ask this?"
Tian Buyi's face was expressionless, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry. He seemed to be talking about something that had nothing to do with him. He said calmly: "I heard that you have been walking at the foot of the mountain over the years and have a very good relationship with Lao Qi. Furthermore, because of Lao Qi’s relationship, you were punished by your master several times. You even once refused the proposal of marriage from the owner of Fenxiang Valley in front of a large public audience, in front of Senior Brother Daoxuan and your master.”
At this moment, Lu Xueqi was completely confused as to why Tian Buyi suddenly said these words, but her cheeks were hot, and she was probably blushing. When it comes to this matter, it makes her even more panicked than Shuiyue, her always respected mentor.
"...Yes," Lu Xueqi became a little hesitant and stuttered for the first time. She was stunned for a long time before whispering: "But I refused the marriage proposal not entirely because of him. I didn't like it myself, so..."
Tian Buyi suddenly stopped her and asked directly: "You like my seventh child?"
There was a buzz in Lu Xueqi's mind, and her face felt even hotter. She looked towards Tian Buyi, and saw Tian Buyi's bright eyes, staring at her.
Under that gaze, Lu Xueqi suddenly felt a surge of courage and sat up straight. After taking a deep breath, she looked directly at Tian Buyi and said loudly, crisply and cleanly:
"yes!"
This sound was like cutting ice and snow, crisp and sweet, without any hesitation or repetition, just like the clear gaze in her eyes, without any impurities.
Tian Buyi grinned and laughed loudly. He laughed unscrupulously, but he was sincerely happy.
Lu Xueqi felt shy when she heard him laugh, but unknowingly, she felt more cordial towards this short and fat uncle.
When Tian Buyi's laughter gradually faded and he looked at Lu Xueqi again, Lu Xueqi smiled slightly, but then she felt an inexplicable sadness and whispered: "It's a pity that he is now... the teachers and commanders may not be able to tolerate him. It would be great if he could return to Qingyun!"
Tian Buyi rolled his eyes strangely and said coldly: "What about returning? I never said that I had driven this useless guy out."
Lu Xueqi was startled, not understanding what Tian Buyi meant, and looked up at him.
Tian Buyi said calmly: "I know, aren't you just worried about your master?"
Lu Xueqi lowered her head and said after a while: "Master, she is also good for me, and she is not wrong. It is me who is wrong, I understand."
Tian Buyi suddenly let out a "poof". This somewhat rude and rude behavior startled Lu Xueqi, who raised her eyes to look at Tian Buyi.
Tian Buyi rolled his eyes and glanced in the direction of the distant Qingyun Mountain, and said: "I feel that your master is really becoming more and more like your Zhenqi master back then. She couldn't figure it out, and she was in charge of everything. But she actually likes to care about the thoughts of her two disciples. Could it be that she is just like her master, who is also old and confused?"
Lu Xueqi said angrily: "Uncle Tian, why are you talking nonsense?"
Tian Buyi glanced at Lu Xueqi, laughed, then waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, after this matter is settled, your affairs will be taken care of by me."
Lu Xueqi was startled and said: "What?"
Tian Buyi sneered and said: "You are not the only one. You had a senior sister named Wen Min."
Lu Xueqi nodded and said, "Yes, Senior Sister Wenmin...she is actually somewhat close to Senior Brother Song Daren and Song from Dazhu Peak." When she said this, she couldn't help but smile a little.
Tian Buyi glared at her and said angrily: "Song Daren also has a wooden fish head."
Lu Xueqi burst out laughing and said, "When our senior sister Wenmin talked about senior brother Song with us in private, she really said this all the time."
Tian Buyi shook his head. He seemed to be quite dissatisfied with the honest and honest disciple. He wondered if he thought Song Daren had lost his face. Then he said: "Don't worry, I will go to Xiaozhu Peak in person in the future to help me." These two useless fellows proposed to your master in person."
As soon as these words came out, Lu Xueqi immediately had a look on her face, which was really something she had never done before. In desperation, she could only say angrily: "Uncle Tian, if you tease the disciple like this again, I, I will be annoyed."
Tian Buyi glanced at her and said: "I'm talking about Zhen Kuo. When did I tease you? Could it be that you don't want to marry our seventh child?"
Lu Xueqi said anxiously: "No...ah, no, I didn't mean that, I meant..."
On Tian Buyi's chubby face, he blinked a few times and said seriously: "Then what do you mean?"
Lu Xueqi was suffocated for a moment, not knowing what to say. She didn't know whether her face was anxious or shy. The pink color under her fair skin gave her a thrilling beauty.
Tian Buyi smiled slightly and said: "Okay, I won't say anything more. I think you are also a very smart woman. You should understand what I mean."
Lu Xueqi took a deep breath and slowly calmed down. However, her beautiful face still had a faint rouge-like color, but her eyes were as clear and bright as before. After a moment, she nodded slowly and firmly. He nodded and said, "Yes, I understand."
Tian Buyi stared at her and then asked: "Are you willing?"
The pink on Lu Xueqi's cheeks seemed to have deepened again, but this time, she said calmly and calmly, just like before: